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Betty Lou Zuvela
Betty L. Zuvela, 75, went home to be with the Lord June 18, 2011. Betty was born in Leipzig, ND to William & Rosalie Roehl.
Betty enjoyed her life as a homemaker. After raising her six boys - Steven James, Ron, Jeff, Bart, John & Perry - she carried on by raising two of her grandkids, Betty Jean & J.J.
She lived to love and touched many lives with her kindness and prayers. She loved cooking for family gatherings, canning for her brother Ronnie, and playing Scrabble.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents, William & Rosalie Roehl, two sons, Jeff & Bart, and brother Allan. Betty is survived by her husband John P. Zuvela, Steven James Beeler (Donna), Ron Beeler (Shannon), John J. & Perry Zuvela; brothers & sisters Rueban, Ronnie, Dennis & Ervin Roehl, Evelyn Thompson, Verna Swarengin, Ilene Olson and numerous grandchildren & great grandchildren, nieces & nephews.
A graveside service will be at 1 pm Friday at Naches Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 2 pm at Nile Community Church in Naches. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home.
Lenore Foisy Donaldson
Lenore Foisy Donaldson, 90, of Grandview died Saturday, June 18, 2011 in Sunnyside. Mrs. Donaldson was born in Prosser. She was the managing editor for a local newspaper and lifelong resident of the Lower Valley.
Survivors include a son, Michael Pearson of Packwood; two daughters, Bonnie Shannon of Stites, Idaho, and Janet Stinchfield of Condon, Ore.; two sisters, Elien Langford of Spokane and JoAnn Read of Bend, Ore.; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services are pending. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside.
Margaret Mae Mattson
Margaret was born at Mountain Home, Idaho, the middle child and grew up on Castle Creek in Southern Idaho. She graduated from the College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho. She was one of two women allowed to take flight training under the C.P.T. Civil Pilots Training Program in 1941.
She married James Keyes and had 2 children, Karl Keyes and Karolyn Keyes Kraft. Following the death of James Keyes she moved her family to Portland, OR to begin an elementary school teaching career. She met and married Webster Mattson and moved to Yakima, WA where he had an orchard. She continued teaching until her retirement. Retirement provided the opportunity to continue some of her favorite things, bowling with friends and going to the state tournament several times and playing more golf with the ladies club at Sun Tides Golf Course and Web. She started quilting and made beautiful hand quilted Christmas socks for her children and grandchildren. She also began to research her family tree finding out she had relatives in England and took a trip to meet them and continued her genealogy quest.
Margaret is survived by her children Karl Keyes and Karolyn Keyes Kraft, 13 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Her family wishes to thank her compassionate care givers at Landmark Care Center, especially Glee.
In lieu of flowers donations can be sent to the Seattle Children Foundation, PO Box 5371 S-200, Seattle, WA 98145.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at the Valley Hill Funeral Home, July 9, 2011 at 1 pm.
June King
June King passed away at the age of 90, at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, after a short battle with pneumonia. He was born on May 8, 1921 to Elmo and Kella King in Peel, Ark. He married Alma Copelin of Protem, MO on Oct. 4, 1941. They had 5 children: Mary, Hugh, Lewis Dale (deceased at birth) and twin daughters, Caroline (deceased at birth) and Katherine. He worked on building the Bull Shoals Dam in the area which is a resort area now. In 1952 the family moved to Yakima, WA to have a better life and employment.
Along with his wife Alma they worked in the orchards and warehouses in the Gleed area. He was employed by the Naches School District as a custodian and bus driver. He retired after 26 years. His wife Alma died in 1975. He enjoyed fishing with his son and camping for many years. He talked with his brother, Mervyn, every day about growing up in the Ozark mountains. He loved to tell stories and had a quick smile. He was a member of the Gleed Valley Assembly of God Church. June laughed a lot and everyone around him enjoyed his humor. He was a self-taught guitar player and sang with a high lonesome sound. He played music with his grandson Johnny and brother Mervyn. He taught his grandson how to play the guitar. He loved and enjoyed "the babies," as he called them. He also enjoyed visiting with his friends at Fred Meyer most every day before he became ill. He will be missed by all who knew him. He had made his home with his daughter Kathy for the past 12 years.
He is survived by his son Hugh King (Pat), Kathy Mieras (John) and grandchildren, Lynda Smith, Jason King, Tammy Robertson, Johnny Mieras and Amanda McGuire; nine great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren; brothers Mervyn King and Edward King of Ark. and sister Virgie of Ark. His oldest daughter Mary Sweet passed away on June 4, 2011. We all miss and love him very much.
Services will be held at Terrace Heights Memorial Park on June 28, 2011 at 11:00 am.
Esther “Swede” Sander
Esther “Swede” Sander (Rutz) passed away June 16, 2011 at Memorial Hospital in Hospice Care after a brief illness.
Swede was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who always put her family first.
She was employed at Del Monte in Toppenish for 30 years and was a long time member of Faith Lutheran Church in Toppenish.
Swede was born September 29, 1927 in Reis, Michigan, youngest of 6 children of John and Elizabeth (Beking) Rutz. She spent most of her childhood in Windsor, Colorado before moving to the Yakima Valley in 1939. She lived the last 25 years in Yakima.
Swede married Melvin “Pete” Sander on January 1, 1948 and they had 62 wonderful years together before he passed away in August 2010.
She was preceded in death by Pete, her son Michael, her parents, and 5 siblings.
Swede is survived by her daughter Connie (Tom) Pryse; granddaughters Jennifer (Mike) Galloway and Amy Waller; grandsons, Sean (Kerri) Ahlers, Mitchell Sander and Nick Sander; 5 great grandchildren: Tara, Samantha, and Ian Galloway and Jack and Lillith Ahlers as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
We all loved her so much and she will be greatly missed.
A Memorial Service will be held 1:00 p.m. June 21, 2011 at Faith Lutheran Church 61800 Highway 98, in Toppenish. There will be a time for coffee and memories immediately following the service. Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah is in care of the arrangements.
Pauline Michelle Miller
Pauline Michelle Miller was born November 3, 1973 and suddenly passed away at home on June 14, 2011.
Pauline leaves behind her husband Craig D. Miller, three children, Kevin Canhum, Caleb Canhum, and Mellissa Miller all of Yakima.
She also leaves behind her mother, Barbara Foster; stepfather, Leonard Foster; six sisters, two brothers and various nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her father, Earl Craig and one brother, Jim Craig.
Pauline was a loving person, devoted to her family and always wishing for that fairy tale life where everyone was happy. She had some health problems and would pray for them to go away and so they did, just not in the way we hoped for. When you leave a loved one or friend and your running out the door, please stop to say I love you, have a good day, and you’re special to me. Let them know you care because you never know when the Lord is calling their name and you may not get the chance to ever say anything again.
We all loved Pauline and hope she has found the peace she so desperately sought, may the Lord have his arms around her and keeps her safe until we are all together again.
Goodbye my beautiful daughter-in-law. I will miss you and always love you, your friends will miss your laughter and funniness, your husband will miss your warmth and your children will miss your love. Peace be with you and may love surround you forever. - The family of Pauline Miller…
Visitation will be offered 3PM-7PM on Monday, June 27, 2011 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Yakima. The funeral will be held at 3PM on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 also at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Terrace Heights Memorial Park in Yakima.
